Face/gesture analysis/synthesis telchnologies for humanto-human communications through virtual environments

Jun Ohya*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper describes the vutual metamorphosis system, whtch was originally proposed by ATR Media Integratton & Communicattons Research Laboratories, Kyoto, Japan. In the vntual metamorphosis system, people can change their forms mto any other form in a vutual scene. To realize. this changes, facial expressions and body postures are estimated by computer vision and reproduced m a computer graphics avatar m real-ume. We developed computer vision based technologies for automatic face trackmg, estimatmg deformations of factal components,and estimatmg body postures in real-time. We also developed real-time facial expresston reproduction method based on "Anatomy for artists". Usmg these technologies, prototyping systems for virtual metamorpho-SIS were constructed. This paper introduces two systems in order of their development: the Virtual Kabuki system and the "Shall We Dance" system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th ACM International Conference on Multimedia
Subtitle of host publicationFace/Gesture Recognition and their Applications, MULTIMEDIA 1998
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages12-19
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)1581131631, 9781581131635
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998 Sept 1
Externally publishedYes
Event6th ACM International Conference on Multimedia: Face/Gesture Recognition and their Applications, MULTIMEDIA 1998 - Bristol, United Kingdom
Duration: 1998 Sept 131998 Sept 16

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 6th ACM International Conference on Multimedia: Face/Gesture Recognition and their Applications, MULTIMEDIA 1998

Other

Other6th ACM International Conference on Multimedia: Face/Gesture Recognition and their Applications, MULTIMEDIA 1998
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBristol
Period98/9/1398/9/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Software

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